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Act History & Pop-Up Killer & Web Content Filter 4.03
Protect your privacy by cleaning the history on your computer.
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Virus-infected Creative Zen MP3 players found
September 1, 2005
Several thousand of the digital music players are thought to be affected in the Asia-Pacific region.
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Virus makes leap from PC to PDA
March 1, 2006
"Crossover" is the first virus found that can jump to a mobile device after infecting a PC, security researchers say.
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Cell phone virus tries leaping to PCs
September 22, 2005
A virus discovered Wednesday is among the first designed to spread from smart phones to PCs, says security firm F-Secure.
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Phones dial in personal computers
January 20, 2005
Electronics giant Toshiba has developed software that lets people use their phones to wirelessly access files on their PCs.
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Virus pits itself against music pirates
April 22, 2005
File sharers are the target of a virus that deletes music collections.
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Security from A to Z: OS X
November 28, 2006
Debate rages over whether the Mac operating system is inherently safer than Windows. Part of a series on hot security topics.
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New competitors in Microsoft's crosshairs
November 2, 2005
Plenty of companies will get caught in the wake as Microsoft races to compete with Google.
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Spyware-killing Vista could take out rivals
March 17, 2006
Updated OS has tougher tools than ever to fight sneaky programs. Some analysts think that spells trouble for anti-spyware makers. Images: Vista tackles spyware
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Computer crime costs $67 billion, FBI says
January 19, 2006
Dealing with viruses, spyware, PC theft and other digital crimes adds up to a hefty total for businesses.
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Windows Wi-Fi vulnerability discovered
January 16, 2006
Feature can be exploited to include a user's PC in a peer-to-peer network, allowing access to information on its hard drive.
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Microsoft probes anti-spyware Trojan
February 10, 2005
Microsoft is offering support to people hit by the Trojan horse that targets its Windows AntiSpyware application.
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Trojan piggybacks on Microsoft patching
January 27, 2005
Fake e-mail warning of a Windows security problem tries to fool people into downloading and installing a program.
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Sophos: Cell phone virus claims are 'bonkers'
September 23, 2005
Trend Micro admits chances of infection are relatively low but says virus could be a forerunner of worse threats to come.
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Security gripes? Microsoft feels your pain
May 13, 2005
Software giant plans subscription service offering antivirus help, automatic computer checkups.
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Is Intel a safe bet for Apple security?
June 7, 2005
Macs have largely been immune to the viruses that plague Windows PCs. Experts pitch in on whether the Intel chip switch will change that.
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OS makers: Security is job No. 1
May 10, 2005
New generation of software focuses as much on security as on glitzy features, as consumers get frustrated by viruses and fraud threats.
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Week in review: Of mice and Microsoft
August 5, 2005
Apple introduces the Mighty Mouse, while Microsoft deals with security issues and shops at Wal-Mart for a new exec.
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Where the Net's wild things are
June 16, 2005
Are your systems vulnerable? Ask a few hackers--that's what Microsoft did. Also: Trojans on the march, and worms a-wriggling.
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America Online Inc.
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This week in Web threats
February 11, 2005
Spammers draw the wrath of Internet vigilantes, while virus writers target Microsoft's new anti-sypware application.
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